Idiotic tariffs, indifferent retailers, depraved flippers and AI mania are making the simple act of buying a graphics card the defining misery of PC gaming in 2025.
  • ramble81@lemm.eeEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Brand new Intel ARC B580 puts up numbers in the 4060 range and only costs around $250

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 days ago

      I usually buy AMD for their open-source support. I wanted nvidia this time around to fiddle with AI stuff, which is better-supported on nvidia right now.

      • ramble81@lemm.eeEnglish
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        6 days ago

        fiddle with AI stuff

        I.e. one of the same things that causing gouging on GPUs and the market to be pushed out of gamers hands.

        • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
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          6 days ago

          This person is a consumer, just like you. Your gaming is no more important than their fiddling. Your angst is pointed in the wrong direction.

        • AngryMob@lemmy.oneEnglish
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          6 days ago

          People at home using their gpus for a mix of gaming and local ai are not really the source of that issue